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So there are now two newly-discovered, related Mexican pieces and after further research, I believe they both may be patterns for the 1982 silver Libertad onza. I have no doubt they are absolutely ge… (View Post)

I remember getting a 1986 proof for $6.00 at the Colorado Springs coin show because Tom Hallenbeck didn’t know what it was. (Maybe it was $3.00? Whatever it was, it was cheap!) (View Post)

In 2004, an ounce of silver was between $5.50 and $8.50. Let's take the average of $7. Per Krause, the bimetallic 100 Pesos coin had 16.812g of Sterling silver, hence 1/2 oz. of fine silver. In … (View Post)

I had a guy at my table in Mexico City haggle over a couple of Pesos (1 Peso = 5 US Cents) after already having given him a good discount. That pissed me off on principle since someone who can afford… (View Post)

Despite these RPDs being quite common, I’ve never heard of anyone doing a study of them. Maybe someone in the Colombian Numismatic Society has done so or knows? Personally, I’ve researched such minut… (View Post)